ERW Central Event 2024 to be held in Zaragoza

November sees the return of European Robotics Week, with hundreds of events planned by national coordinators across Europe. Meanwhile, planning is well advanced for the latest annual ERW showcase activity, the Central Event, which this year will be held in Zaragoza, Spain’s fifth largest city and capital of the historic region of Aragon.  

Presented by euRobotics, HispaRob and the Aragon Institute of Technology, the Central Event in Zaragoza will shine a three-day spotlight on the world of robots from 13-15 November. Sponsorship packages are available. 

In what promises to be the highlight of the whole week, an AI and Robotics Festival (AIR2024) in Zaragoza city centre is expected to attract, fascinate and entertain whole families, from small children to their grandparents and with every generation in between. Themed activities will introduce the many expected attendees in an entertaining way to AI, robotics, the possibilities of tech education and careers, especially for girls, lifelong learning, and robots in daily life. 

The Central event will consist of a European-focused Central Event on 13 – 14 November organised by euRobotics that will be a prelude for HispaRob’s own ERW 2024 Conference, with the Spanish national event taking place on the following day (15 November), also in Zaragoza. 

The choice of Zaragoza as the setting for this year’s Central Event was made carefully and for good reason. Firstly, Zaragoza is an acknowledged centre for robotics in Spain. Secondly and very importantly, it has excellent transport links with high-speed rail services connecting Zaragoza with the major cities and international transport hubs of Madrid and Barcelona. 

In a further focus on education and careers in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM), Hisparob will play a key role in SIMO Educación, an international fair devoted to technology and innovation education, which will take place at the IFEMA congress centre in Madrid the following week (19-21 November). Further background information is included in the official media announcement, in both English and Spanish.